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the mayor of seaside heights new jersey, called the damage to his city catastrophic. two peers have been swallowed up by the ocean, and the entrance to the community is under water -- two piers have been swallowed up by the ocean. stay with abc 7 news and wjla.com for the latest on sandy's aftermath and send us your damage pictures. >> the hunt is on in virginia tonight for a man accused of throwing pipe bombs at three stafford county homes. his targets -- a stafford county detective and a deputy. the sheriff's office along with state and federal agencies say laurence stewart tossed the first pipe bomb around 7:00 yesterday morning, and the second half an hour later. while there was some damage to some of the homes, nobody was hurt. police say the 25-year-old man is armed dangerous, and possibly carrying explosives. >> a 15-year-old girl in maryland is dead tonight. she was killed on her way to school. she was hit by a car while crossing germantown road and was. drive, steps away from seneca valley high school. police say the 10th grader was not on a crosswalk and the
the mayor of seaside heights new jersey, called the damage to his city catastrophic. two peers have been swallowed up by the ocean, and the entrance to the community is under water -- two piers have been swallowed up by the ocean. stay with abc 7 news and wjla.com for the latest on sandy's aftermath and send us your damage pictures. >> the hunt is on in virginia tonight for a man accused of throwing pipe bombs at three stafford county homes. his targets -- a stafford county detective and...
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city of the city of new york's infrastructure or the well the infrastructure the power infrastructure of long island or jersey for instance to bury the lines of not just the wind that's why you are of my mind you're very. something that somebody actually power companies have been really reluctant to do but super expensive. but it's a choice it's a choice we make we're going to me just final question for you jacob i want to talk about something that a whole lot of people are aware of and that is that during the storm the path of superstorm sandy there were twenty six nuclear plants i know at least two of them had to shut be shut down part of them out to be shut down the surrounding areas put on high alert talk a little bit about the effect of this and what people who are planning people who are engineers should take into account. i think one of the things that the disaster . in africa shows is that when nuclear power fails really dramatic really it tends to stand on a time when the rest of society is having problems so let's imagine thank goodness but let's imagine that one of the beac
city of the city of new york's infrastructure or the well the infrastructure the power infrastructure of long island or jersey for instance to bury the lines of not just the wind that's why you are of my mind you're very. something that somebody actually power companies have been really reluctant to do but super expensive. but it's a choice it's a choice we make we're going to me just final question for you jacob i want to talk about something that a whole lot of people are aware of and that is...
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most of the city still in the dark and residents there trying to deal with a downed trees that are all over the place. >> and didn't dominion virginia power trying to get the last of the customers back online and as of now there are 5800 customers still without power in northern virginia. >> i'm surae chinn where dominion power is still trying to get thousands of people back online. it is a welcome sight to residents after sandy's destruction. >> we have here what was a real quagmire. >> the more damage, the longer the outage and the wait for repairs. waiting anxiously is angus, bundled up and on day two without power. the christensen family is trying to stay plugged in. >> how cold is it inside the home? >> oh, it is freezing. >> did you do all of your homework? >> no. >> it was a big thump. >> she heard the moment it all went dark. >> boom. >> at the height of a storm a tree came crashing down, taking down a pole and 12 wires and 20 of these cross arms. it is pretty heavy, about 45 pounds, and now the crew is busy trying to replace every single one of them. >> ittivefys some of the m
most of the city still in the dark and residents there trying to deal with a downed trees that are all over the place. >> and didn't dominion virginia power trying to get the last of the customers back online and as of now there are 5800 customers still without power in northern virginia. >> i'm surae chinn where dominion power is still trying to get thousands of people back online. it is a welcome sight to residents after sandy's destruction. >> we have here what was a real...
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new york city taxicabs submerged in the floodwaters. of the boardwalk in atlantic city in ruins. anthe new jersey shore, park collapse into the ocean. it.e will rebuild but it won't be the same. >> in new york, the city will spend the next several days pumping out flooded subway tunnels. in breezy point, new york, a cops,orhood filled with firemen, and blue-collar morers, a fire destroyed homes.0 >> the kitchen tile and the bathroom tile, that's about all. >> the cause is not known. today, of an attempt to return to normal, as mayor bloomberg bell of the new exchange and normal trading resumed. rang the bell. and new york's acordia airport is still flooded and will not accept like any time soon -- laguardia. and tourists have returned, taking pictures next to the , reporting from lower manhattan. storm continuing to cause problems in our area. happened early this morning in northwest. crews had to deal with a small electrical fire while trying to the power back on. no one injured. >> crews are doing a great job restoring power. coming asents are well. is a look at some crews in u
new york city taxicabs submerged in the floodwaters. of the boardwalk in atlantic city in ruins. anthe new jersey shore, park collapse into the ocean. it.e will rebuild but it won't be the same. >> in new york, the city will spend the next several days pumping out flooded subway tunnels. in breezy point, new york, a cops,orhood filled with firemen, and blue-collar morers, a fire destroyed homes.0 >> the kitchen tile and the bathroom tile, that's about all. >> the cause is not...
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heat. >> we begin in atlantic city, new jersey, tonight. president obama touring damage from hurricane sandy with republican governor chris christie. president promising the administration's support in rebuilding the jersey shore. >> for those like people i had a chance to meet on this block and throughout new jersey, throughout the region whose lives were up ended, my second message is we are here for you. and we will not forget. we will follow up to make sure you will get the help you need. >> down to florida now, governor mitt romney in coral gables with senator marco rubio. romney did not mention the president by name but said the country needs to change direction. >> we face some challenges and as a result of that, it is my view we should not continue along the same path but it is time to take a new path. bold aggressive change. >> staying in florida now, vice-president joe biden back on the campaign trail telling supporters he was proud of leaders of different parties in the northeast pulling together. >> we are all better off when ev
heat. >> we begin in atlantic city, new jersey, tonight. president obama touring damage from hurricane sandy with republican governor chris christie. president promising the administration's support in rebuilding the jersey shore. >> for those like people i had a chance to meet on this block and throughout new jersey, throughout the region whose lives were up ended, my second message is we are here for you. and we will not forget. we will follow up to make sure you will get the help...
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atlantic city is a sitting duck in the middle of the path. the jersey shore easy prey for those ruthless winds. the powerful surges and the relentless force of the images that you are seeing now. and now, this. parts of atlantic city simply decimated as sandy made landfall near the shores and in a few hours president obama gets an up close and personal look at all of the images you are seeing on your screen. he's heading to new jersey to tour the state with governor chris christie later on this afternoon. while the republican governor may be one of the most prominent backers and surrogates of governor mitt romney, governor christie is vocal and public with the praise of president obama and the federal government's overall response to hurricane sandy. that's going to be help that's crucial to new jersey residents because just look at what they're facing. these are some of the newest pictures of the shore. where you can see that entire communities have been washed away, buried in sand or just ripped apart by the force of sandy. home after home,
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in various cities around the world. thousands of people also stuck on the u.s. side trying to get home or to whatever they need to do in europe and beyond. we talked to some people who were at a hotel outside of heathrow yesterday from philadelphia. they have been trying to get home. they thought that the earliest flight they would be able to get out on would be on friday or saturday. for people farther afield in hong kong, other parts of asia, they were thinking it might be a week before they could get another flight. the problem is that there are not that many flights to cities like new york especially some of the smaller eastern cities like philadelphia, charlotte, north carolina. much, much more difficult for people to get back there. they've been trying to route themselves through other cities, but because of that snowballing effect it has been very difficult for them. they've been upset that some airlines are not helping them with hotel reservations. lynn. >> michelle for us in london. thanks so much. >>> it's bac
in various cities around the world. thousands of people also stuck on the u.s. side trying to get home or to whatever they need to do in europe and beyond. we talked to some people who were at a hotel outside of heathrow yesterday from philadelphia. they have been trying to get home. they thought that the earliest flight they would be able to get out on would be on friday or saturday. for people farther afield in hong kong, other parts of asia, they were thinking it might be a week before they...
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the largest city in total darkness. but then in what feels like an october miracle, they got the lights going. not all of it, but much of it. this is as of hours ago. newark appears to have made some progress. the head of the local electric company got a congratulatory call from president obama himself. the quote you need to know is "great work, ralph." great work in terms of making this much progress this fast. joining us is cory booker. is it true the lights are coming back on? >> they are. we have many people without power, but we're grateful that a large section is starting to come online. as you said, it's very dangerous to have senior citizens in high-rise buildings in need of medication and have devices that need electricity for their health. so we still have a lot of those situations. so understanding what's going on in all of new jersey, the devastation in the southern parts of our state, the challenges with my colleagues like dawn, we feel grateful we're slowly making progress here. >> as the hands on leader f
the largest city in total darkness. but then in what feels like an october miracle, they got the lights going. not all of it, but much of it. this is as of hours ago. newark appears to have made some progress. the head of the local electric company got a congratulatory call from president obama himself. the quote you need to know is "great work, ralph." great work in terms of making this much progress this fast. joining us is cory booker. is it true the lights are coming back on?...
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york the largest city in the united states now those in the business of trying to put a dollar figure on the economic damage of sandy put the loss at up to twenty billion dollars according to aqua caton i should mention these numbers are still very preliminary they estimate five to ten billion dollars of that amount i cited is expected to be insured losses so that also means a loss for the insurance industry and possibly security is related to it so what is the impact on the catastrophe bond market what is the catastrophe bond market joining me is stephen evans founder and owner of artemis he consults and writes about catastrophe bonds of risk transfer and more artemis dot b.m. and he's going to tell us all about it so first of all thank you so much for being on the show welcome to capital account and circuits i'm not speak it's great to speak with you because truth be told i really have never heard of catastrophe bonds until stumbling upon your blog and reading about them and reading that sandy is relevant to them so before we get to sandy what are catastrophe bonds what is this mark
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superstorm sandy the plant is about one hundred kilometers south of new york city was shut down for refueling last week but radioactive material that the site could prove potentially dangerous well correspondent marina portnoy has been following developments. the super storm known as sandy has left millions of people and businesses along the east coast without power but the greatest danger the hurricane has posed may revolve around america's nuclear power plants at least three nuclear reactors have been shut down and the nation's oldest facility in new jersey is on rare alert exelon corp's forty three year old oyster creek plant was put on alert after water levels at the plant rose more than six and a half feet above normal potentially affecting the water intake structure that pumps cooling water through the plant and the concern is that if the cool water is not maintained the used your radium rods in the pool could cause the water to boil experts say in an extreme scenario the rods could overheat risking the eventual release of radiation that concerns over the status of oyster cree
superstorm sandy the plant is about one hundred kilometers south of new york city was shut down for refueling last week but radioactive material that the site could prove potentially dangerous well correspondent marina portnoy has been following developments. the super storm known as sandy has left millions of people and businesses along the east coast without power but the greatest danger the hurricane has posed may revolve around america's nuclear power plants at least three nuclear reactors...
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in bahrain say they needed to restore stability around a city people have been killed in the country's south clashes began nearly two years about the sheer majority of demanding war rights and jobs and education from their sunni rulers the country is under fire from human rights groups for using of tear gas and rubber bullets to dispose program form compay that thousands of protestors have been imprisoned including prominent human rights defender in the job serving time for tweeting and participating in illegal gatherings bahraini opposition. says the government is fuelling the crisis it claims is trying to prevent this is a good time for you look for. that. nothing in particular spoke institutions these are decisions taken by them to be judged and when they are talking about maintaining the peace and stability of. more than a hundred. and the last the biggest for eighteen months. they are political and people demand deadlines to block this is the spike. but of the government being bought out that it just looked at a team exploited it is having to ship itself. is that they are just a f
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will be restored to the city. meanwhile, at new york university they had to relocate 6,000 students because the dorms are out of power and water. while there is progress here, brian, there are plenty of problems that remain. >> ann thompson on the perch above new york city that may show the tale of two cities better than any other, ann, thank you very much. and we have another striking view to show you from the air. this is a neighborhood also in new york city, in the borough of queens, and they have been asked to bear a lot. keep in mind this is home to a lot of police officers and firefighters. they lost a lot of residents on 9/11. after that they had a plane crash, and now the community of breezy point has lost over 100 homes to fire. somebody said this tiny couple of blocks area looked like dresden while the fires were burning, jumping from house to house, because they couldn't take fire trucks to the area because there was standing water. the extent of the damage is catastrophic, where block upon block neighb
will be restored to the city. meanwhile, at new york university they had to relocate 6,000 students because the dorms are out of power and water. while there is progress here, brian, there are plenty of problems that remain. >> ann thompson on the perch above new york city that may show the tale of two cities better than any other, ann, thank you very much. and we have another striking view to show you from the air. this is a neighborhood also in new york city, in the borough of queens,...
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have got the details and pictures for you that. plus saudi arabia announces plans to rebuild one of its biggest mosques but some warn it's down at the expense of prophet muhammad stube learn more about the controversial project on . our website. time now for business with k.c. hello there and the russian markets are now trading and i are expecting a visit as a today yes you are because we know that wall street was closed for two days because of the hurricane sandy so they are expected to resume trading and that means that investors here are more likely to go out shopping and buying stocks which check out the figures the see what's going on also want to mention the father is gaining as well as. adding support it's now trimming the biggest weekly decline since my as i say it would be a big importance here in russia but as you can see there we all the king like a and so with the r.t.s. on the mises just what i mention the fact that the tag these shares are actually doing better. than market and that's because the company. to get i hav
have got the details and pictures for you that. plus saudi arabia announces plans to rebuild one of its biggest mosques but some warn it's down at the expense of prophet muhammad stube learn more about the controversial project on . our website. time now for business with k.c. hello there and the russian markets are now trading and i are expecting a visit as a today yes you are because we know that wall street was closed for two days because of the hurricane sandy so they are expected to resume...
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rebels. >> there is renewed shelling in the northern city of aleppo where much of the violence has been taking place in the conflict. >> human rights groups estimate 36,000 people have died in serious since the fighting began, equaling about 165 people a day. >> an air strike by syrian government forces reduces this street in aleppo to rubble. the strike comes suddenly and without warning in the middle of the day. in one house, people are looking for their family. they have just one small bucket of water to put out the fire. then they make a cool discovery -- cruel discovery. ibrahim helps to carry his dead parents outside. their bodies are so disfigured, he is no longer able to tell who is who. they set off for the cemetery. aleppo, syria's largest city, is going up in smoke. for centuries a commercial hub and today a world heritage site, now the ancient streets are being renamed. this one is called sniper's alley. those who are not fast enough are killed. the city's hospitals are overwhelmed. wounded people are brought in every minute. some of the injured are rebel fighters. most, tho
rebels. >> there is renewed shelling in the northern city of aleppo where much of the violence has been taking place in the conflict. >> human rights groups estimate 36,000 people have died in serious since the fighting began, equaling about 165 people a day. >> an air strike by syrian government forces reduces this street in aleppo to rubble. the strike comes suddenly and without warning in the middle of the day. in one house, people are looking for their family. they have...
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the red cross was attacked. both left the country, left the city. benghazi as a result. the united states was the only western power with a standard flying, if you will, in benghazi. and it is extraordinary. there would not be security for our ambassador, our diplomats, the staff of that consulate. >> it is. if you think about it, the first segment, you're talking about a man that was the failure to provide adequate security despite the fact that there were repeated indications that additional security was needed. the second was the one you mentioned earlier, namely the fact that once they were under attack that information came back to the united states almost instantaneously. and it clearly went into the situation room and the white house, and if it went into the situation room and the white house, which it did, it had to be made very properly available to, at least the chief of staff and the national security advisor. these are two people who are with the president day in and day out and you have the sip -- responsibility of informing the president. so is very hard fo
the red cross was attacked. both left the country, left the city. benghazi as a result. the united states was the only western power with a standard flying, if you will, in benghazi. and it is extraordinary. there would not be security for our ambassador, our diplomats, the staff of that consulate. >> it is. if you think about it, the first segment, you're talking about a man that was the failure to provide adequate security despite the fact that there were repeated indications that...
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again, you know the other job is overhead lines, they are outside of the city. that is a huge job as well. gerri: that is what is wrong in my neighborhood. i want to bring in daniel squadron, democratic new york state senor, his district lower manhattan, carroll gardens brook brookin, he is joining me by phone. thank you, let's start with state of play in your district, what are your constituents telling you? how are basic services? >> well, they are now experiencing coming into you know, 48 hours, for hundreds of thousand of of people without power, a large swath of manhattan among those a large number of high-rise buildings, senior buildings, public housing buildings. with long-term blackout in high-rise, it means not justin convenient of hot water and electricity but it is water itself. so, folks are hanging in there and doing their best. but you know, it is serious concern. gerri: are people getting angry? look, people are frustrated. and you know, communication, as good as it is, if you don't have power, you can't get that communication. you know there is a
again, you know the other job is overhead lines, they are outside of the city. that is a huge job as well. gerri: that is what is wrong in my neighborhood. i want to bring in daniel squadron, democratic new york state senor, his district lower manhattan, carroll gardens brook brookin, he is joining me by phone. thank you, let's start with state of play in your district, what are your constituents telling you? how are basic services? >> well, they are now experiencing coming into you know,...
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daniele has more on the clean up efforts. >> reporter: from the garden state to the city that never sleeps, an entire coastline is waking up to ea rlty caused by hurricane sandy. >> the scariest thing i have been through. >> reporter: homes that ripped from their foundation are standing. in seaside heights, pieces of the popular funtown float in the ocean. >> we are lucky we are here today. >> reporter: homeowners hope floodwaters will recede. >> i have never seen anything like this before. >> reporter: first responders are trying to rescue victims cut off by the surge. >> it came up very fast. i looked at the street and i said i think the ocean is coming down the street. >> reporter: tidal flooding paralyzed much of lower manhattan filling subway lines and tunnels, covering runways at laguardia airport. >> cars destroyed. they were submerged under water. >> fire, not water proves the biggest threat leaving 100 homes unrecognizable. >> it was a storm of historic intensity. new yorkers are resilient. >> a resilience millions must rely on to rebuild in the wake of the storm. in tom rivers, n
daniele has more on the clean up efforts. >> reporter: from the garden state to the city that never sleeps, an entire coastline is waking up to ea rlty caused by hurricane sandy. >> the scariest thing i have been through. >> reporter: homes that ripped from their foundation are standing. in seaside heights, pieces of the popular funtown float in the ocean. >> we are lucky we are here today. >> reporter: homeowners hope floodwaters will recede. >> i have never...
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that was the representation that they made to the city. why that didn't happen at a very significant institution -- do you know what i mean? this is not a small neighborhood hospital. not that it would be okay there. but i think you get my point. is a big question. but it's obviously going to be very high on all of our lists to get an answer to once we -- as we move forward because it cannot -- >> we need some answers. >> thank god, everyone made it. i want to echo the doctor's thanks to the staff and the fire and police but there's an underlying question here that has to be answered. >> i totally agree. let's move on to a couple things. one is the crane which is only three blocks away from cnn here, on 57th street. it's 157, this 90-story building which is going to be the tallest residential building. watching pictures of it here tonight, still dangling. it's an 80-ton arm that's dangling 1,000 feet in the air over a densely populated area of manhattan. mayor bloomberg says the crane is stable and will eventually strap with the boom to th
that was the representation that they made to the city. why that didn't happen at a very significant institution -- do you know what i mean? this is not a small neighborhood hospital. not that it would be okay there. but i think you get my point. is a big question. but it's obviously going to be very high on all of our lists to get an answer to once we -- as we move forward because it cannot -- >> we need some answers. >> thank god, everyone made it. i want to echo the doctor's...
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some of the city's worst damage was not from the water but fire as flames engulfed at least 80 homes in queens. >> i scaled up on the pile in the morning. there were 25 people inside on the roof of building. >> reporter: and the fire was spreading. >> the fire was in the two- story building next-door and the fire was coming across the top of the roof. >> reporter: by daybreak the breezy point neighborhood looked obliterated. up and down the eastern seaboard property damage is widespread. millions of homes that were spared are now dealing with power outages. the storm although weaker is still on the move. it continues knocking down power lines almost as fast as crews can get them up. >> brian, a lot of wind in this storm, but always think more about the wind sometimes than the effect of the water. most of the steph dating pictures along the shore and up into new york city all because of storm surge all because of the water. >> thanks. >>> a group of kayakers took full advantage of the extreme high tide in maryland today. sky fox spotted them on seneca creek near darnestown. the creek
some of the city's worst damage was not from the water but fire as flames engulfed at least 80 homes in queens. >> i scaled up on the pile in the morning. there were 25 people inside on the roof of building. >> reporter: and the fire was spreading. >> the fire was in the two- story building next-door and the fire was coming across the top of the roof. >> reporter: by daybreak the breezy point neighborhood looked obliterated. up and down the eastern seaboard property...
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surrounded by enemies the balls to be their stronghold constructed on top of the city but soon enough it became an economic hub siberian fire was the oil of its time bringing in a third of the state revenue but the location head of the says for the russians the russian crowd a revolt against the eighteen plenty five known as the decembrists will stand here in droves there they created a replica high society adopting the latest fashions as soon as they came out or at least once they made it from paris to siberia. but the city also serves up some bit of irony for the russian royal family after the bolshevik revolution. this is the office where the solid nickel is the second spend most of the last year of his life his whole family had been exiled here they were the fairly comfortable existence this was a big house but they weren't allowed to see visitors or go outside themselves whilst leaving this ordinary normal countryside lifestyle they even had thoughts of escape but within the desire of his family would be dead. welcome back you're watching r t live from moscow with me karen tara w
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gets pumped out of the tunnels in new york city. there are people everywhere. we've got an army of people out there work on this. you can criticize if you want to, but i don't know of anybody that is suggesting a way to do it better. >> it isn't a technical thing. it isn't the actual -- you know, the men, the hard hats and stuff. i've seen them up in connecticut. it's just the thought, tom, that in this day and age, 2012, trees are still falling on power lines, and that is paralyzing a third of the state of connecticut. trees shouldn't fall on power lines in october, november of 2012. somehow there's got to be a better way to do this. it just seems like i'm using a typewriter instead of a personal computer or an ipad. >> and when i read that our power grid is antiquated and dated by, you know, decades, that's not true? >> go anywhere else in the world, you'll see that it's not true, michelle. >> well, we're number one in the world. >> we are number one in the world. and if you want to -- some people say go underground. we are underg
gets pumped out of the tunnels in new york city. there are people everywhere. we've got an army of people out there work on this. you can criticize if you want to, but i don't know of anybody that is suggesting a way to do it better. >> it isn't a technical thing. it isn't the actual -- you know, the men, the hard hats and stuff. i've seen them up in connecticut. it's just the thought, tom, that in this day and age, 2012, trees are still falling on power lines, and that is paralyzing a...
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settling of an islamic state you know we are in western europe and many people don't feel at home in a city such people are winning elections and you could say ok it's only one seat in two different communes of brussels but i'm sure this is only the start of something that will only gain in importance. until it gets an international stories and briefing you now yvonne has to flex pursuit of nuclear weapons says israel's defense minister who claims to run used over a third of its medium in which to rain him for civilian purposes but regardless of that didn't rule out a strike on the islamic republic a recent speech at the un by israel's prime minister claimed iran was on the brink of creating an atomic bomb and called on the world community to strangle the development the u.s. and israel have low accused iran of seeking nuclear weapons which tehran strongly denies. ukraine's ruling party has been given a briefing at the parliament paula leaving its with just under a fence one percent of the five deposition process which came second and third including that of jailed former premier relate my
settling of an islamic state you know we are in western europe and many people don't feel at home in a city such people are winning elections and you could say ok it's only one seat in two different communes of brussels but i'm sure this is only the start of something that will only gain in importance. until it gets an international stories and briefing you now yvonne has to flex pursuit of nuclear weapons says israel's defense minister who claims to run used over a third of its medium in which...
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president obama got a firsthand look at the damage along the atlantic city boardwalk and the other barrier islands, as families try to figure out what to do next. president obama visits new jersey touring the devastated shore region with governor chris christie. the scenes and pictures are chilling and it's like this along the shorelines. the amusements of the jersey shore are down the list of casualties: homes, boats, businesses and lives were lost to the storm. >> the destruction is so totaled in so many places that it's a different experience than we have scene before. >> reporter: residents can't believe that part of their legendary boardwalk is now gone. meanwhile, in neighboring new york, the hustle and bustle of the big apple is slowly coming back after sandy brought the metropolitan hub to a halt. governor cuomo announcing limited train services would start up a day after the city buses were on the road. >> there will be more service literally on a day-by-day basis as the mta is working through this. >> reporter: areas of lower manhattan are flooded with corosive sea water. as peop
president obama got a firsthand look at the damage along the atlantic city boardwalk and the other barrier islands, as families try to figure out what to do next. president obama visits new jersey touring the devastated shore region with governor chris christie. the scenes and pictures are chilling and it's like this along the shorelines. the amusements of the jersey shore are down the list of casualties: homes, boats, businesses and lives were lost to the storm. >> the destruction is so...
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but got the details and pictures for. him plus saudi arabia's plans to rebuild one of its biggest most schools and some grave concerns over one of islamic scholars relics learn about the implications of that project on our web site. tensions are running high increase as the country's media workers start a wave of strikes accusing the government of clamping down on free speech a journalist was arrested on monday for publishing a list of the country's alleged top tug's daughters and the country's two top presenters have been suspended for criticizing government policy is this as greece's lawmakers suspend a vote on the country's labor thirty of them to have billion euro austerity package demanded by international creditors without the cons greece will not qualify for the next tranche of bailout cash vital for its feeble economy however so. as believe the latest plan to stay rich he will only add up to a grim. it looks pretty grim it looks pretty black out here in athens so we're mainly talking about new wage. new tax hikes
but got the details and pictures for. him plus saudi arabia's plans to rebuild one of its biggest most schools and some grave concerns over one of islamic scholars relics learn about the implications of that project on our web site. tensions are running high increase as the country's media workers start a wave of strikes accusing the government of clamping down on free speech a journalist was arrested on monday for publishing a list of the country's alleged top tug's daughters and the country's...
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second round of debates between the major third party candidates right here on our city. the government no longer represents the. the people are going to take such are. we. at least in the traditional. the way our economic system currently is not. playing. up. wealthy british. markets. find out what's really happening to the global economy with mike stronger for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines kaiser reports. again for years british intelligence has been working to safeguard national security against threats such as terrorism and espionage but the secretive nature of their work sometimes gives rise to suspicion of extreme tactics targeting innocent people. reports no one claimed that intelligence agents have resorted to persecute rather than protect. somali born mahdi hashi had grown up in the u.k. from the age of five he was a british citizen until this summer when the twenty three year old went missing and his family found out that the home office had stripped him of his passport for allegedly being involved in islamic extremism his parents are
second round of debates between the major third party candidates right here on our city. the government no longer represents the. the people are going to take such are. we. at least in the traditional. the way our economic system currently is not. playing. up. wealthy british. markets. find out what's really happening to the global economy with mike stronger for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines kaiser reports. again for years british intelligence has been working to...
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the entrance to the city, boderwater. s that withstood the powerful winds, stacked like cars in a junk yard. this is incredible. on the ground, the damage is devastating. how are you doing now? you got food? you got what you need? >> yeah. >> reporter: floodwaters stranding homeowners who didn't take the warning seriously. why would you stay? >> i didn't think it was going to be this severe. >> reporter: what was once an east coast summer staple, recently made even more popular by mtv's reality show "jersey shore," will never be the same. the boardwalk demolished. its remains tossed like kindling. when you look at this, what do you think? >> total devastation everywhere. >> reporter: the fun town amusement peer on the shoreline. a merry-go-round, built nearly 100 years ago, destroyed. ferris wheels toppled. this mammoth rollercoaster immersed in ocean waves. >> the jersey shore of my youth, where we used to go all the time, to the boardwalk at seaside heights, it is gone. the pier with the rides, where i took my kids this
the entrance to the city, boderwater. s that withstood the powerful winds, stacked like cars in a junk yard. this is incredible. on the ground, the damage is devastating. how are you doing now? you got food? you got what you need? >> yeah. >> reporter: floodwaters stranding homeowners who didn't take the warning seriously. why would you stay? >> i didn't think it was going to be this severe. >> reporter: what was once an east coast summer staple, recently made even more...
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new york city subway system is the veins underneath the city that provide life. they are the essential infrastructure that allows this city to operate. for the rich, the poor and the everybody in between. right now it is swamped. you can't even get down on to the platforms because water is everywhere. the u.s. army engineers have been called this to help drain the subways, a task that they've never had to do before. the manhattan borough president is calling this the biggest disaster in the 108-year history of the subway system. before this, the only place the army corps team had ever operated before was in new orleans. but tonight they are on their way to new york city. this storm rolled through the most densely populated place in america last night. rescue efforts are still ongoing in this region today. in the long run the city is thinking about how it can adapt to survive more extreme weather and more frequent extreme weather if our new world is just going to keep being like this. but right now new york city has the unpress interdided challenge of getting thre
new york city subway system is the veins underneath the city that provide life. they are the essential infrastructure that allows this city to operate. for the rich, the poor and the everybody in between. right now it is swamped. you can't even get down on to the platforms because water is everywhere. the u.s. army engineers have been called this to help drain the subways, a task that they've never had to do before. the manhattan borough president is calling this the biggest disaster in the...
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entire new york city transit system is still shut flooded and shut down and some of the hardest hit cities new jersey like seaside heights block after block of residential neighborhoods are buried under sand in a way similar to how the new orleans lower ninth ward was buried under water after katrina although mitt romney would prefer you didn't think about it the true test of the quality and resilience of a nation and its political systems comes at times like these ones most stressed romney suggest such crises are opportunities for profit which is why he called for the. i have it is a shame to fema or on the campaign trail romney and ryan apparently think such crises can be exploited for political gain which is why the he held a a staged rally in ohio where some supporters percentage donate canned goods to relief efforts canned goods at the red cross has specifically said they don't want because it requires too much manpower time money and energy to sort through and transport them historically the genuinely patriotic americans have seen crises as a time to come together and help eac
entire new york city transit system is still shut flooded and shut down and some of the hardest hit cities new jersey like seaside heights block after block of residential neighborhoods are buried under sand in a way similar to how the new orleans lower ninth ward was buried under water after katrina although mitt romney would prefer you didn't think about it the true test of the quality and resilience of a nation and its political systems comes at times like these ones most stressed romney...
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biggest storm to hit new york city since its founding in 1624. not often you get to write a sentence like that. such a staggering event and it happened in the heart of the world's media and financial capital. i think it probably will because people think more powerfully about climate change. it's too bad it takes this, you know, we had flooding six weeks ago in manila, dozens of people dead and the city under water, exactly a year ago, [ inaudible ] ever seen. the pictures look eerily familiar to us today. but it happens in new york and along the jersey shore, that probably -- that probably will open up all eyes. >> eric, you published some great stories in a little magazine known as "rolling stone" and on rollingstone.com. we don't know how much of sandy was caused by climate change, we know certain things are happening to the environment that perhaps could influence a super storm. the "new york times" has a nice breakdown. sea ice is melting. the arctic ice is melting which increases severe weather in the mid-atlantic. the oceans are warming an
biggest storm to hit new york city since its founding in 1624. not often you get to write a sentence like that. such a staggering event and it happened in the heart of the world's media and financial capital. i think it probably will because people think more powerfully about climate change. it's too bad it takes this, you know, we had flooding six weeks ago in manila, dozens of people dead and the city under water, exactly a year ago, [ inaudible ] ever seen. the pictures look eerily familiar...
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there's no power in the city. we're trying to weave in and out of the cities to get here safely. there are live wires down. even getting here from newark, usually you can see manhattan it's lit up beautiful, newark beautifully. newark is black. no lights on. southern tip of manhattan totally black as well and no cars on the road. it was absolutely really terrifying coming in here this morning because i've never seen it like that. >> bob van dillen in hoboken. there's a great reminder. it's not just the water level it's sanitation and hygiene. water is very, very dangerous. thanks a lot, bob. >> 15 minutes past the hour. another hard-hit area, the jersey shore. homes, beaches, the boardwalk, amusement parks, suffering a lot of damage. new jersey governor chris christie, in a tour over the jersey shore describes the devastation as unthinkable. >> let me start with i just never thought i would see what i saw today. ever. we started in delmar when i walked on the boardwalk in delmar this summer. it's gone. not there. >> that's just incredible. joining us on the phone is a representat
there's no power in the city. we're trying to weave in and out of the cities to get here safely. there are live wires down. even getting here from newark, usually you can see manhattan it's lit up beautiful, newark beautifully. newark is black. no lights on. southern tip of manhattan totally black as well and no cars on the road. it was absolutely really terrifying coming in here this morning because i've never seen it like that. >> bob van dillen in hoboken. there's a great reminder....
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the president arrived in atlantic city. he was greet at the bottom of the stairs by an individual on the republican side that's praised him so e fusively and that's chris christie. they got aboard marine one. administrator fugate was with them. they traveled about an hour. long beach island, ship bottom, seaside heights, seaside heights, in particular, as we have seen from our media helicopters hit particularly hard. the president has landed on the way now to a community center that's sheltered as many as 200 at the worst part of the storm at a place outside of atlantic city. there we expect the president to tour the shelter, helping out those in distress and then make a statement, steve. i think we can expect the president to try to project calm, concern, empathy, authority if you will. what we'll not see the president project is any sort of overt political age toll this. this is all very serious and chris christie by his side as he had all afternoon. >> it's still tore and talk about the tone of the president today, not o
the president arrived in atlantic city. he was greet at the bottom of the stairs by an individual on the republican side that's praised him so e fusively and that's chris christie. they got aboard marine one. administrator fugate was with them. they traveled about an hour. long beach island, ship bottom, seaside heights, seaside heights, in particular, as we have seen from our media helicopters hit particularly hard. the president has landed on the way now to a community center that's sheltered...
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to the governor and my colleague, outside of new york -- outside of jerusalem, new york city is the number one target for terrorists. the utilities view manpowers and hours as an expense and new york state is not in a position to hold them accountable. con-ed has crews coming in from california and they have not delivered the trucks. they do not have the boots on the ground they need. they will do corrections during the day, but they refuse to make the corrections at night is they thought working around the clock. we cannot have people sitting in the cold, seniors at assisted living facilities for weeks on end. >>neil: we will watch it closely, senator, thank you very, very much. if you going do take a long time to rebuild something, you have to rebuild it with something better and stronger something that doesn't do this. did mitt romney hit a key moment in the battle for the buckeye state? dealer >>neil: president obama wrapping up a tour around atlantic city a more ravaged areas of the storm obviously with governor christie there, and a reporter is with us, and we will probably in
to the governor and my colleague, outside of new york -- outside of jerusalem, new york city is the number one target for terrorists. the utilities view manpowers and hours as an expense and new york state is not in a position to hold them accountable. con-ed has crews coming in from california and they have not delivered the trucks. they do not have the boots on the ground they need. they will do corrections during the day, but they refuse to make the corrections at night is they thought...
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in chicago the storm giving a whole new meaning to the windy city. dangerous winds, gusts slamming the lake front. in lake michigan, the surf is extremely high, massive waves crashing over the break wall. we'll have a live report from chicago in just a few minutes. meanwhile, in cleveland, ohio, sandy's rain-soaking roots an her pourful winds uprooted trees and knocked out power. in west virginia, a snowstorm burying that state. sandy bringing blizzard conditions. tonight people digging out from three feet of snow, and then on the east coast, sandy leaving behind a trail of utter devastation. in new york city, sandy leaving hundreds of thousands in the dark and with no way to get around. a power station explosion adding to the outages. that explosion was caught in this dramatic video. and the biggest problem, flooding. the storm bringing the city's mass transit system that carries millions daily to a standstill. it's the worst damage in the 108-year history of the subway system, but that is not all. nyu medical center rushing to evacuate patients aft
in chicago the storm giving a whole new meaning to the windy city. dangerous winds, gusts slamming the lake front. in lake michigan, the surf is extremely high, massive waves crashing over the break wall. we'll have a live report from chicago in just a few minutes. meanwhile, in cleveland, ohio, sandy's rain-soaking roots an her pourful winds uprooted trees and knocked out power. in west virginia, a snowstorm burying that state. sandy bringing blizzard conditions. tonight people digging out...
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the city. taxis are running now. when the subways are down, people are really stranded. you want to go uptown to shower or charge their phone. that's the reason i stopped here. i saw the charging station on the street. >> reporter: closely packed as new yorkers are, it almost makes it more limiting? >> everything is limited. just to get a cup of coffee, my neighbor had to walk all the way to 23rd street, i think, yeah. >> reporter: you have to walk how far to go to work? >> to 50th street. >> human resource director. she can't fire herself if she's late. she plugged her phone into our truck, carol. it's one bit of community service cnn is doing in the modern age, everyone needs their handheld device. you don't have power in your place, you have to go find some. >> actually, i hear countless new yorkers are coming by satellite trucks and local tv live trucks and asking if they can plug in their cell phone or their computer. they're also gathering around starbucks, waiting to get in so they can c
the city. taxis are running now. when the subways are down, people are really stranded. you want to go uptown to shower or charge their phone. that's the reason i stopped here. i saw the charging station on the street. >> reporter: closely packed as new yorkers are, it almost makes it more limiting? >> everything is limited. just to get a cup of coffee, my neighbor had to walk all the way to 23rd street, i think, yeah. >> reporter: you have to walk how far to go to work?...
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: the mayor said this may be the worst storm in the city's history. >> the damage across the city is clearly extensive and will not be repaired overnight. >> reporter: the subway system that carries 5 million people is flooded and could four days to repair. water damage to laguardia's runways will keep it closed for at least another day. and 1,000 feet above midtown manhattan, that crane still dangles, keeping streets down below blocked off. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: the rush of water and wind at south street seaport toppled street lights and carried mannequins a block from their store. at this nearby apartment building, the challenge, to get 9 feet of water out of the basement. >> we have only one generator outside pumping it and that could take days. >> reporter: an enormous task sure to test new york's patients. new york will return to normal and it will take a big step tomorrow morning when the opening bell rings at the new york stock exchange. the exchange has been closed for two consecutive days. something that the weather hasn't done since 1888. i'm anne thompson in battery
: the mayor said this may be the worst storm in the city's history. >> the damage across the city is clearly extensive and will not be repaired overnight. >> reporter: the subway system that carries 5 million people is flooded and could four days to repair. water damage to laguardia's runways will keep it closed for at least another day. and 1,000 feet above midtown manhattan, that crane still dangles, keeping streets down below blocked off. >> oh, my god. >> reporter:...
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bench and restore order and take on the city. we both agree we agree we have to bring the tax rates down i felt the same as the president did governor romney i'm glad. you agree let's go back to something the president i agree on and you tube you agree that the voters have a choice perhaps that's what you wonder who to vote for when romney and obama agree on so many things remember you do have other options come november sixth going to see the second round of debates between the major third party candidates right here on our city. the government no longer represents the. the people are going to take the term. least in the traditional slipped along. the way our economic system currently is not an. eleven. hour. i. download the official application so choose your language stream quality and enjoy your favorites from alzheimer's now a t.v. is not required to watch on t.v. all you need is your mobile device to watch on t.v. any time any. welcome back to our team live from moscow and karen terrell chain prime minister recep tayyip erd
bench and restore order and take on the city. we both agree we agree we have to bring the tax rates down i felt the same as the president did governor romney i'm glad. you agree let's go back to something the president i agree on and you tube you agree that the voters have a choice perhaps that's what you wonder who to vote for when romney and obama agree on so many things remember you do have other options come november sixth going to see the second round of debates between the major third...